SB Nation User Blog: Linda

Slip Sliding Away.......

Linda — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:40:03 -0000

I loved Howard Schnellenberger and one thing he said while he was at U of L that has stuck in my pea brain regarding any football program or any football game is….you have to BELIEVE. I have seen undermanned teams pull out amazing victories because they refuse to quit and bought into that philosophy. I’ve seen coaches struggle for a few years and then because they didn’t quit, start winning - they started to believe in what they were doing. It’s hard to watch our Cardinals fall when (for a lot of us) we have waited over 20 years to reach the upper level of achievement that we had under Bobby. Now to see it sliding down that dark, muddy hill it is painful to watch and we feel helpless to stop the momentum. My fear is that we will lose TJ because of this mess and some real bandwagon fans who continue to make his life miserable. Do I think SK is the man to take our program back to where it was when he got here? Absolutely not but it’s not about me…..it’s not about any of the fans ultimately. It’s about our Program and what’s best for it. I truly believe TJ will take the appropriate action we want him to take but I understand it is too soon to do that now - he has GOT to let SK fail and fail completely which I believe he is on his way to doing. As fans, we have to keep our heads and not jump off the deep end over this. Buy your tickets - show up and sit in those seats BEFORE kickoff and STAY in those seats whether we are winning or losing on the field until the game is over. Denny Crum used to say that Louisville has the best fan base in the country. I still believe that. The rubber is meeting the road and we need to show our class as a fanbase. We WILL win again and we WILL go to BCS bowl games again. BELIEVE, BELIEVE, BELIEVE. Go CARDS!

My, My I love those Gators.....

Linda — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:18:46 -0000

if they keep this up, I may have to get a Gator hat.......anyhoo, beautiful day for a football game. I hope our Cardinals are up to it today against that other Florida team. For the life of me, I can't understand why Koach doesn't give any of our backup QB's any reps - I hope Hunter has a good game. Oops. my Gators just fumbled the ball - got to go cheer them on. Go CARDS!

Jeff Brohm.......

Linda — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:38:33 -0000

I heard from a very reliable source that Koach is overriding Jeff Brohm on offense.....has anyone else heard this? In a weird sort of way it made me feel a little better to think that because I found it hard to believe that somebody with Jeff's experience both on and off the field would call some of the bonehead plays we've seen on offense. I know that Alabama tried to hire Jeff away the past two years....he must know something but it isn't showing all that much on the field.

Stomping on our Cardinal.....

Linda — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:42:38 -0000

you know, with all the bad stuff going on I had a horrible thought last night....what IF an opposing team has the audacity to stomp on our Cardinal this year - will our record of defeats against teams who do that hold? Would that get our team riled up enough to knock the stuffing out of the other team? It is so pitiful that I think of these things at night - I REALLY need to get a life. Go CARDS!

Louisville in top 20.....

Linda — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:18:19 -0000

for Title Town USA - I'm sure you all saw/read Bozich's article this past Thursday.

http://search.courier-journal.com/sp?aff=1100&skin=100&keywords=Title+Town+Article&x=11&y=16

The 2-3 day coverage on ESPN of Louisville sports this weekend (starting tonight I think) should be fun. I love the "little brother" dig Bozich gets in. I doubt Louisville will win but we will, as fans, have a chance to vote for Louisville. Sounds like fun and the recognition for our city is awesome. Wasn't it TJ who came up with the old billboard copy.....Best college sports town in America??? Oh yeah.

Bill Curry .....

Linda — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:01:41 -0000

did you see the article in the CJ yesterday reporting that Bill Curry has taken another coaching job at Georgia State? Let me ask you a question....is there something about Curry that reminds you of Kragthorpe? Scary isn't it? Other than Curry, what other college football coach would use words like "stunning" and "serendipity". Let's hope #1) Kragthorpe doesn't mirror Curry's record while at yUK at U of L and #2) a Georgia State comes calling for Kragthorpe. Wouldn't that be a bit of sweet serendipity?

Top 25...

Linda — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:00:25 -0000

Did everyone see the Top 25 in College Basketball last night? U of L is 5th.....multiple BE teams in the top 25 - only one SEC.....we should be in for an exciting ride this year. What do you think about U of L sitting at 5th? I was surprised that UConn was ranked lower than U of L but I don't keep up with them unless it's just before a game...are they a little down this year? I know that got that guy that UK courted (sorry, can't think of his name but he was here for the All Stars game and I read in the paper where the yUK fans chanted UK to him as he left the floor. I think he's 7' tall. What IS his name? (I hate these senior moments...) By the way, I didn't see yUK on the Top 25 list....hmmmmmmmmmmmm. ;o)

To all of my U of L buddies out there.....

Linda — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:35:09 -0000

Happy Father's Day. Hope everyone has a great day today. It is hard to believe we have to wait until football season to get rockin' again but we can do that....ok, I need 75 freaking words and how many times can I wish you guys Happy Father's Day? While we're at it, does anyone know how Fathauer is doing this weekend???? I turned it on for a while but no mention made of the college guys - just a lot of talk about whether or not Tiger's leg will hold out.

Hot News......

Linda — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:49:22 -0000

I just got a response from the email I sent to TJ the other day telling him how much we appreciate all that he has done and continues to do for U of L. In that email I told him I hoped if the BE came calling that he wouldn't leave Louisville/U of L to answer that call. He emailed me today i.e...." Linda, rest assured I am NOT interested in the Big East Commissioner's position". (he capitalized the NOT ). He went on to say that he IS interested in securing a good replacement for Tranghese. I am so glad to hear that TJ would not be interested in leaving for that position because I do feel as though he will be on the BE short list of possible replacements.

From the blogs below, looks like we've veered from the content of my Hot News blog - I hope you are all as happy as I am that the news from TJ is good.

What do you think?

Linda — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:14:23 -0000

I have heard Krag on two separate occasions make the statement that he had to take a pay cut to come to Louisville.....do you think that's true? I'm not sure how anyone would know whether or not this is true but I'm interested in your opinions on this....I can't believe he would have to take a pay cut UNLESS he had a circle of wealthy people at Tulsa paying him over and above his package-salary.....I do know that U of L pays their coaches very well and that's why I don't understand why he'd be making less here than at Tulsa. Any ideas?